よそういじょう
Yosouijou
予想以上 (Yosouijou) is a Japanese adverb meaning “more than expected”.
Meanings
- adverb, adjectival nounmore than expected
Examples
予想以上にひどい天気だ。
This bad weather is more than I bargained for.
彼は予想以上に有能な弁護士だ。
He is an abler lawyer than I expected.
予想以上に多くの観客が来ていました。
There were more spectators than I had expected.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).